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One very good at reforming the bad? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

dab

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'one very good at' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'reforming the bad?' is the wordplay.
'reforming' indicates an anagram.
'bad' with letters rearranged gives 'DAB'.

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(Other definitions for dab that I've seen before include "Bad kind of fish" , "A small fish - bad one" , "[SOMETHING FISHY]" , "Expert; light touch" , "Bad sort of small fish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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